US charges Russian woman with interfering in 2018 midterms

The FBI said charges against Khusyaynova highlighted ongoing ‘threats to our democracy’ from propaganda campaigns. Russians working for an ally of Vladimir Putin are waging an “information warfare” campaign to disrupt the 2018 midterm elections and discredit Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation, US authorities said on Friday. The allegations were outlined by the FBI as a Russian woman accused of playing a senior role in the influence operation was charged with conspiring to interfere in the US political system.